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Dr. John Dee: Elizabethan Mystic and Astrologer

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G. M. Hort



A short biographical sketch of Dr. John Dee (born 1527), the English mathematician, astronomer, astrologer, occultist, and alchemist. “In an…

Arizona Sketches

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Joseph Munk



An introduction to Arizona from approximately a century ago. (Summary by BellonaTimes)

Early Rising

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John Godfrey Saxe



LibriVox volunteers bring you 15 recordings of Early Rising by John Godfrey Saxe. This was the Fortnightly Poetry project for December 31, 2…

Philip Dru: Administrator

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Edward M. House



Philip Dru: Administrator: a Story of Tomorrow, 1920-1935 is a futuristic political novel published anonymously in 1912 by Edward Mandell Ho…

The Children's Six Minutes

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Bruce S. Wright



This is a nice collection of 52 kid-aimed sermons by missionary Wright while he served in the Philippines in the World War I era. Each offer…

Vice in its Proper Shape

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William James McGlothlin



Or, The Wonderful and Melancholy Transformation of Several Naughty Masters and Misses Into Those Contemptible Animals Which They Most Resemb…

The Confession of a Child of the Century

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Alfred De Musset



In this autobiographic novel, an aging man reflects on his past. We are witness to the relationships he has along the way, his mistakes, and…

Sixteenth-century Bristol

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John Latimer



Plague, piracy and payments to members of Parliament! The town of Bristol, England in the Sixteenth Century was a fascinating place, and Joh…

I Stepped from Plank to Plank

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Emily Dickinson



LibriVox volunteers bring you 13 recordings of I Stepped from Plank to Plank by Emily Dickinson. This was the Weekly Poetry project for Augu…

The Autobiography of a Slander

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Edna Lyall



The Autobiography of a Slander exposes the consequences of reckless words or, even worse, intentionally disparaging words. In this moral tal…

Rational Theology and Christian Philosophy volume 1

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John Tulloch



This work addresses the birth and development of a rationalist stream in the Christianity of England in the seventeenth century. In this vol…

Greek Athletics

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Frederick Adam Wright



The history of Greek athletics as it pertains to the Olympics. Describes various activities such as boxing, wrestling, etc. and accounts fro…

The Story of Peterloo

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Francis Archibald Bruton



On 16th August 1819 around 60,000 people gathered at St. Peter’s Fields, Manchester, to rally for parliamentary reform. Shortly after the me…

Phillips Brooks

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Mark Antony De Wolfe Howe



Phillips Brooks (1835 - 1893) was one of the finest and most famous clergyman in the nineteenth century; he was acknowledged as a masterful …

Очерки о национализме. Essays on Nationalism

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Ze'ev Jabotinsky and Ze'Ev Jabotinsky



Collection of essays on the subject of interactions between nations. This is a supplement to the "Jews and Russia" LibriVox projec…

Pronto Estate 2011

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Pronto Estate



Pronto Estate 2011 is a trilingual guide, freely downloadable in pdf format at www.prontoestate.it. Pronto Estate 2011 is actually a cultur…

The Dawn and the Day

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Henry Thayer Niles



The Dawn and the Day, or, The Buddha and the Christ, Part 1 is a text similar to the epic poetry of Homer or, more accurately, classic Hindu…

Trostschrift an Marcia

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Lucius Annaeus Seneca



Lucius Annaeus Seneca (4 v. Chr.–65 n. Chr.) gibt stoische Grundsätze zum Tod und zur Trauer. Übersetzung durch Albert Forbiger (1…

Do You Fear the Wind?

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Hamlin Garland



LibriVox volunteers bring you 16 recordings of Do You Fear the Wind? by Hamlin Garland. This was the Weekly Poetry project for February 3, 2…

Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 075

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Various



Twenty short nonfiction works chosen by the readers. Is the sound of a dripping faucet music? According to Aldous Huxley, "The music of…

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